Major Club Emerging 3-day tournament Dickwella slams unbeaten double century for Ragama CC

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Former Isipathana MV cricketer Thevindu Dickwella scored an unbeaten double hundred off 247 balls (24 fours, 4 sixes) and shared an opening stand of 151 with Dineth Thimodya (77) to help Ragama CC towards a commanding total of 324-2 against Badureliya SC at Surrey Village grounds, Maggona on the opening day of the Major Club Emerging 3-day tournament yesterday.

Colts have already taken first innings points off Kandy Customs CC in their match played at Colts grounds. The left-arm/right-arm fast bowling combination of Dilshan Madushanka (5/39) and Harshana Wickramasinghe (4/47) saw Colts restrict Kandy Customs CC to 131 and then Colts openers Shalin de Mel (157 off 131 balls, 16 fours, 7 sixes) and Avishka Perera (95 off 103 balls, 9 fours, 1 six) figured in a double century stand of 234 to take them to 288-2 by the close.

Tamil Union was another club to grab first innings points dismissing Panadura SC for 133 and in reply scoring 159 at Panadura.

Ace Capitals CC captain Sawan Kankanamge scored 156 off 185 balls (17 fours, 6 sixes) to lead his team to first day total of 365-8 against BRC.

Sri Lanka U19 World Cup cricketer Abisheak Liyanaarachchi scored a run-a-ball 63 (9 fours, 2 sixes) out of an opening stand of 93 with Bhagya Dissanayake (79) to help Nugegoda SWC score 246 against Police SC who replied with 122-1 by the close.

DAY ONE SCORES:

+At Welisara: Navy SC 273-7 at close (Keshara Nuwantha 76, Sulekshan Srieshan 78*) v SSC

+At CCC: CCC 304-7 at close (Pavan Ratnayake 40, Malinga Amarasinghe 105, Anjala Bandara 67) v Lankan CC

+At Moratuwa: Moors SC 324-8 at close (Pasindu Sooriyabandara 79, Ayana Siriwardhana 44, Risira Weerasuriya 72*) v Sebastianites

+At NCC: NCC 304 (Kavin Bandara 116, Dineth Jayakody 40, Ahan Wickramasinghe 52, Kavika Dilshan 4/62) v Saracens SC 34-1 at close

+At Katunayake: Negombo CC 278 (Amoda Widanapathirana 90, Jeewaka Shashen 43, Sandaruwan Chinthaka 58, Dasun Seneviratna 5/69). Chilaw Marians CC 7 for no loss at close

+At Welagedera: Kurunegala YCC 222 (Muditha Premadasa 91, Rajendran Aravinth 6/77). Bloomfield 50-2 at close

+At Panadura: Panadura SC 133 (Shanuka Dulaj 21, Dilum Sudeera 5/41) and 5-1 at close. Tamil Union 159 (Yohan Mendis 58)

+At Maggona: Ragama CC 324-2 at close (Dineth Thimodya 77, Thevindu Dickwella 200*) v Badureliya SC

+At Police Park: Nugegoda SWC 246 (Bhagya Dissanayake 79, Abisheak Liyanaarachchi 63). Police SC 122-1 at close (Dilhara Polgampola 48*, Asel Sigera 67*)

+At Colts: Kandy Customs CC 131 (Kavidu Lakshan 42, Dilshan Madushanka 5/39, Harshana Wickramasinghe 4/47). Colts 288-2 at close (Shalin de Mel 157, Avishka Perera 95)

+At Thurstan: Ace Capital CC 365-8 at close (Sawan Kankanamge 156, Kavindu Ediriweera 5/87) v BRC

+At Moors: Kalutara TC 206 (Thisara Weerasinghe 55, Kaumal Nanayakkara 7/69). Army SC 63-4 at close